My new writing desk
In my garage office I have a standing desk (actually a shelf in my Ikea bookcase). Most of the time it's awesome, but sometimes I do like to
Find the time to give it a rest
Tasmanian newspaper The Mercury has a long piece ("Find the time to give it a rest") about REST and Robert Dessaix's fine book The Pleasures of Leisure: Ever
Sailing, science, and the power of deep play
I seem never to have blogged this, but in the June Penn Gazette I have an article about biophysicist Britton Chance, sailing, and deep play. As I explain
Outside on writers, running, and the importance of deep play
Outside Online has a new article, "Eight of Our Favorite Writers on Why They Run." They're not simply writers who also happen to enjoy a jog; all of
Overwork as laziness: My latest pieces for Thrive Global
I've got a two-part article on Thrive Global up today, around the concept of overwork as laziness. We think of overwork as a sign that we're in-demand, living
Get Brainwashed: Talking about work and rest with Brainwash.nl
When I was in Amsterdam, I took some time to do an interview with the Web magazine Brainwash about REST, work in contemporary society, and creativity. The first
How good a model is Darwin (or Jefferson, or Hemingway)?
Every now and then a reader suggests that some of the people I talk about in REST aren’t good role models because they were either bad people, or
My new ebook: Rest in the World: My Morning Routine
I have a new ebook out: Rest in the World: My Morning Routine. When you write a book, there are stories that you can't fit into the book, but
Japanese edition of REST
My copies of the Japanese edition of REST arrived today. It's always really cool to see the foreign editions, and to imagine the book being read by people
A note on morning routines
In REST I had a chapter about why people are more creative in the morning, and here I've continued writing about morning routines and their importance in creative